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Birth
William Whewell is born in Lancaster, England (Bullen 4). -
Wordsmithing
Whewell coins the term "scientist"; he first publishes it a year later in the Quarterly Review in his anonymous review of Mary Somerville's "On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences" (Miller 1). -
The Great Tide Experiment
Whewell, fascinated by ocean tides, conducts an experiment to see whether one could predict tides locally by studying them globally. The Great Tide Experiment -
Systematizing the Development of Science (Volume I)
Whewell publishes History of the Inductive Sciences, which traces in detail how each branch of the sciences evolved since antiquity (Whewell 5). -
Systematizing the Development of Science (Volume II)
Whewell publishes The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, Founded Upon Their History (Whewell 6), in which he develops a universal theory of knowledge through history. In this volume, he proposes that good science consists of authentic facts ordered by the active mind (Knight 2). -
Death
In an unfortunate accident, Whewell, at the age of 71, falls from his horse in Cambridge, England, and dies as a result of injuries sustained (Oslington 3).
